HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The Seminole Tribe of Florida has filed a legal complaint against a Miami-Dade-based homebuilder.
Attorneys representing the tribe filed a lawsuit against Lennar Homes in Broward County earlier this year, but have since filed an amended complaint after mediation efforts failed.
In the complaint, attorneys allege “negligent and defective design, manufacture and construction of hundreds of homes across six of the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s reservations throughout Florida.”
The tribe listed defects in over 550 homes built by Lennar, including mold issues that could cause health concerns.
Lennar, one of the country’s largest homebuilders, is headquartered just outside of Miami at 5505 Waterford District Drive, near the airport.
“This legal filing against Lennar Homes reads like a homebuilder horror show, because it is,” Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. said in a press release. “Many of our Tribal members have lived a nightmare due to dangerous health issues and other devastating impacts from construction defects in their homes.”
There have been many tribal members who have been forced to leave their homes due to the failed results of air quality and mold inspections.
The tribe said it is seeking “hundreds of millions of dollars” in the lawsuit.
Lennar responded to the lawsuit in a statement to Local 10 News:
“At Lennar, we stand firmly behind the homes we build—guided by our core values of quality, value, and integrity. We take these concerns seriously and seek to work collaboratively with the Seminole Tribe to address them.”
“In that spirit, we have shared a comprehensive plan addressing the necessary repairs and enhancements, and expressed our readiness to move forward.”
“Our goal is to ensure lasting satisfaction and confidence in the homes we build, and we are fully prepared to begin this work immediately.”
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Local 10 Digital Journalist Chris Gothner contributed to this report.
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